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QUATUOR AVENA SAXOPHONE QUARTETThursday, 10 April 2025
Odeion
19:30
Quatuor Avena is a saxophone quartet formed in Strasbourg in 2016, featuring musicians from South Africa, France, Italy, and Japan. Their performances blend chamber music with choreography, storytelling, and spoken dialogue, creating immersive musical experiences. They have performed internationally and at prestigious festivals in France, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Italy, and Japan.
Their repertoire includes themed concerts such as Around the World in 80 Minutes and Trajectories, showcasing a mix of classical, contemporary, and world music. In 2023, they released their debut album Massar. The group has received several awards, including first prizes at international competitions in France and Japan.
The quartet members - Nicolas Allard (soprano saxophone), Fabio Cesare (alto saxophone), Sumika Tsujimoto (tenor saxophone), and Adam Campbell (baritone saxophone) - each have distinguished careers as performers, educators, and collaborators. Their passion for cultural fusion and innovation defines their unique artistic identity.
PROGRAMME:
Take a trip around the globe with "Around the world in 80 minutes", an evocative show combining music and movement. Each stop on the journey is marked by music reminiscent of the places travelled through, either originally written or arranged for saxophone quartet, all enhanced by the choreography created with Isabelle Morane-Rist.
Italian concerto, third movement (1735), by Johann Sebastian Bach
Romanian Dances (1915), by Béla Bartók
Sakura, Traditional japanese song
Haru no Umi (1929), by Michio Miyagi
Temple Hill & Molly on the shore (1907), by Percy Grainger
Triptyque musette: La valse à Margaux, Le clown perdu and Beritwaltz (1989), by Richard Galliano
Four for Tango (1988) by Astor Piazzolla
Massar (2020), by Jean-Charles Richard (1974)
Tickets available at Quicket or at the door (card sales only):
https://www.quicket.co.za/events/309548-quatuor-avena-saxophone-quartet/?ref=events-list#/
R100 Adults
R50 Pensioners, students and learners
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Odeion School of Music (36), Box 339, Kanseliers Ave, 9300 Bloemfontein, South Africa, Bloemfontein, South Africa
